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tract
pamphlet or leaflet; an extended area of land: a housing tract
Not to be confused with:
tracked – followed the traces of; made tracks upon: The children tracked mud into the house.
tract 1
(trăkt)n.
1.
a. An expanse of land or water.
b. A specified or limited area of land: developing a 30-acre tract.
2. Anatomy
a. A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function: the alimentary tract.
b. A bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function.
3. Archaic A stretch or lapse of time.
[Middle English, period of time, from Latin tractus, course, space, period of time, from past participle of trahere, to draw.]
tract 2
(trăkt)n.
A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group.
[Middle English tracte, treatise, probably short for Latin tractātus, from past participle of tractāre, to discuss, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
tract 3
(trăkt)n.
The verses from Scripture sung after the gradual in the Roman Catholic Mass during penitential seasons such as Lent or as part of a Requiem.
[Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, a drawing out (from its being an uninterrupted solo); see tract1.]
tract
(trækt)n
1. an extended area, as of land
2. (Anatomy) anatomy a system of organs, glands, or other tissues that has a particular function: the digestive tract.
3. (Anatomy) a bundle of nerve fibres having the same function, origin, and termination: the optic tract.
4. archaic an extended period of time
[C15: from Latin tractus a stretching out, from trahere to drag]
tract
(trækt)n
(Journalism & Publishing) a treatise or pamphlet, esp a religious or moralistic one
[C15: from Latin tractātus tractate]
tract
(trækt)n
(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an anthem in some Masses
[C14: from Medieval Latin tractus cantus extended song; see tract1]
tract1
(trækt)n.
1. an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
2.
a. a definite region or area of the body, esp. a system of elongated parts or organs: the digestive tract.
b. a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin and destination.
3. a stretch or period of time; interval; lapse.
4. a Roman Catholic penitential anthem consisting of scriptural verses, sung after the gradual, esp. before Easter.
[1350–1400; < Latin tractus stretch (of space or time), a drawing out, derivative of trahere to draw]
tract2
(trækt)n.
a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usu. on a religious or political topic.
[1400–50; late Middle English tracte, appar. shortening of Medieval Latin tractātus tractate]
tract
(trăkt) A system of body organs and connected parts that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
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2. | ![]() system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" respiratory tract, airway - the passages through which air enters and leaves the body urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine | |
3. | ![]() treatise - a formal exposition | |
4. | ![]() optic radiation, radiatio optica - a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths |
tract
1noun area, lot, region, estate, district, stretch, quarter, territory, extent, zone, plot, expanse A vast tract of land is ready for development.
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nounTranslations
جِهاز، نِظاممَقالَه، كُرّاسَه، كُتَيِّبمِنْطَقَه واسِعَه
ústrojíkrajtraktát
områdeskriftsystem
alueelimetjuostekanavaseutu
traktátus
bæklingurmeltingarvegursvæîi, spilda
žemės plotas
traktātstraktszemesgabals
traktátústrojenstvo
arazi parçasıdinsel dergirisalesistem
tract
[ˈtrækt] n [land] → étendue f
(= pamphlet) → tract m
(= part of body) respiratory tract → appareil m respiratoire, voies fpl respiratoires
the upper respiratory tract → l'appareil m respiratoire supérieur, les voies fpl respiratoires supérieures
digestive tract → appareil m digestif
the upper respiratory tract → l'appareil m respiratoire supérieur, les voies fpl respiratoires supérieures
digestive tract → appareil m digestif
tract
1 [trækt] na. (area) → distesa
b. (Anat) respiratory tract → apparato respiratorio
tract
2 [trækt] n (pamphlet) → trattatello, libretto, opuscolotract
(trӕkt) noun1. a piece of land.
2. a system formed by connected parts of the body. the digestive tract.
3. a short essay or booklet.
tract
n. tracto, tubo, vía, vías, sistema alargado compuesto de tejidos y órganos que actúan coordinadamente para desempeñar una función;
alimentary ___ → ___ alimenticio;
ascending ___ → ___ ascendiente;
biliary ___ → ___ biliar;
digestive ___ → ___ digestivo;
genitourinary ___ → ___ genitourinario;
olfactory ___ → vía olfatoria;
pyramidal ___ → ___ piramidal;
respiratory ___ → ___ o vía respiratoria.